Yes, leaves can point straight up, or turn upside down, or curl around and will do that until they get the message that they should behave, and they eventually do. ( smile)

Nothing to worry about unless you see other symptoms that might indicate diseases, usually foliage diseases.

As to the leaves and stems being purple, that too is common , especially when first set out, but when the night and day temps are OK for them that too disappears. And there are several threads about the purple, as I recall, here on this first page.

Hope that helps,

Carolyn

I solved the problem with my plants by adding just a little hydrated lime to their water once or twice, along with a very dilute fertilizer. The amount of lime I added was about an eighth of a teaspoon per two quarts of water. The purple started to fade after the first application and continued to disappear over the next few days to a week. If you take my approach, you should take it slow and cautious because hydraded lime has a ph of about 12 in solution so it can be overdone. The problem is that you won't know what the ph of your starting mix is but you will know that it is probably below 6 if your leaves are purple. In small amounts lime will balance out the PH so that the plants can take up nutrients. Also be very carful of adding fertilizers. I add mine at about 1/4 of the amount the bottle says to add. So for example my brand says 7-8 drops per quart, and I add about 4 drops per two quarts. And I only add them occasionally after the plants obtain their first true leaves. In any case, the purple problem will disappear fast after they are in the ground, and in most cases they will be fine until you get them there.

Kevin

Try to fix it if you wish but often trying to "fix" something that isn't a problem anyway only creates more problems. Alkaline soil pH can interfere with uptake of ALL the nutrients.

Dave